Award-winning singer/songwriter Toby Keith celebrates a decade of touring the globe, performing shows and visiting troops with the USO during five-country, 12-day USO/Armed Forces Entertainment tour. Traveling to the Middle East to lift the spirits of troops and their families, the megastar will continue his longstanding tradition of visiting remote forward operating bases and delivering a much-needed touch of home.

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La Mode London have their praises sung, hip-hop style, with the launch of a new singing sensation and thanks to a brand new photographic portfolio.

La Mode are no strangers to having many models through their doors on a regular basis, but it’s not only models that come to the model advice specialists to launch their careers.

‘The Appeal’ is a new London based hip-hop group made up of two members, Doom Man and Silky, and they were stars for the day at La Mode’s photographic studio.

‘It was great to work with ‘The Appeal’ recently’, continues Helen. ‘They have so much energy and the photographs that were produced at the end of the day, have definitely brought out their flavour in music.’

With a fusion of old school appeal and a new futuristic sound, the London based Hip Hop band are produced by the mysterious Froback, The Appeal are a pair of extremely creative individuals. Their energy can’t be matched on or off stage. Doom Man and Silky feel inspired by Froback’s beats and instinctively knew their new sound would separate them from the rest of the competition. The group have been in the studio working furiously on a debut EP, which was released on You Tube recently.

‘We get lots of famous faces arriving at the studio to have photo shoots taken to promote new albums, films or TV programmes. It was a fantastic experience working with ‘The Appeal’ and the photographs look absolutely stunning as usual,’ complements a very proud Helen. ‘We have such a talented team of creative people here at La Mode, not just the photographers and technicians, but all the beauty artists and hair stylists. All the team work so closely together and it always shows through in the end results.’

La Mode specialises in tailored model advice, but they also have tips and tricks they pass on to not only models, but singers and songwriters, to actors and actresses, and now, to hip-hop artists.

‘The Appeal have had a lot of photo shoots previously, Doom Man has been performing in venues all across the UK and Europe with a career that has spanned over 10 years, but I’m very proud to boast they accolade our team here at La Mode, with the best they’ve ever worked with’.

Helen goes onto say, ‘We produce a product for a model, an actor or a singer to use as their toolbox, their professional portfolio to help them promote themselves and find work.’

It certainly seems a picture tells a story and The Appeal’s tale is only just beginning. With the help of La Mode London, their profile in pictures just raised the bar for hip hop artists launching their own careers. Visit http://www.lamodelondon and peruse the portfolios made for the next generation of stars.

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Think of American Idol meets The Social Network, LinkedIn, Facebook and Foursquare. What would that look like? Well welcome to Rockcityclub.com, the world?s first Social Music Network?.

Entrepreneur Jack Wishna spent the past three years developing Rockrena Inc., the parent company of RockCityClub.com, which launched a website in Beta in October 2011. Since then, and based upon feedback and real user data compiled, Wishna, along with Brian Silver, COO and Ofek Hayon, CBDO have solidified the platform of services and experiences that make Rockcityclub.com the best career development community for new artists and bands.

Rock City Club offers aspiring artists and bands, and fans of great music many ?firsts?. Rock City Club is the first company to offer a Social Music Network?; the first to design a radio station that undiscovered artists and bands can broadcast their music now to millions of new fans; the first to design a ?Producers Circle? consisting of the biggest music producers in the world; the first to offer live performances of talent developed online; the first to create a ?Fan Distribution System? to sell and market independent music; and the first company to use social gaming to advance the careers of musical talent.

Rock City Club is the music industry?s first Social Music Network?, letting music fans from around the world engage with undiscovered artists while having a hand in creating their success. ?We truly believe this is the next evolution of the music industry, and it is being done through an alternative format to ?American Idol? and ?The Voice? for discovering talent,? said Jack Wishna, CEO of Rockrena. ?This is a tremendous opportunity for a musical act to be discovered, have their music heard, and to be promoted. Programs such as ?American Idol? target ?the needles in the haystack,? while RockCityClub.com will work with, and cultivate the careers of the artists within the ?haystack? added Wishna.

And RockCityClub.com certainly has the muscle to pull this off. Jack Wishna, who previously worked on building the careers of Britney Spears, Madonna, Wayne Newton, Michael Jackson and Donald J. Trump to name a few, has assembled a team of entrepreneurs, internet superstars, music industry executives and a dream team of music producers to back up his company mission.

The evening begins with cocktails available for purchase and a pre-event swing-dance class. The Hoytt Theater’s soft lighting, candle-lit cabaret tables and room for dancing on the wooden floor sets the mood. The music will knock your socks off.

Tony DeSare performs with infectious joy, wry playfulness, and robust musicality. His takes on classic standards and sophisticated original compositions have earned him a reputation as one of country?s hottest young singer/pianists. His sound is romantic, swinging and sensual, but what sets Tony apart is his ability to write original material that sounds fresh and at the same time blends seamlessly with the Great American Songbook. Tony has the capability to glide from a standard by George Gershwin to a contemporary classic by Bob Dylan or Phil Collins to one of his inventive original songs with ease.

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?With his dark hair, bright brown eyes and toothpaste smile that rarely fades,? ?Saviors of the Great American Songbook, one of it?s most promising young male performers, Tony DeSare, a Sinatra acolyte in his early 30s who sings Prince as well as Johnny Mercer? New York Times

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The Osher Marin JCC

200 N San Pedro Rd. San Rafael

1/4 mi off the 101

Plenty of FREE Parking

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Epitomizing the essence of Marin, with a range of authentic cultural experiences enjoyed by many generations, the Osher Marin JCC offers award-winning facilities, including The Kanbar Center, which has established a strong and well respected reputation within the community as a Center for the Performing Arts in Marin County. Originally known as CenterStage, this performing arts department within the Osher Marin JCC has been presenting a stunning lineup of world-class performances from emerging and established performers annually since 1990. Venues include the grand Hoytt Theater, the intimate Kurland Lounge and outdoor venue, Swig Field. Performances offer concessions including cocktails for those 21+ We invite all to come early, get to know each other and celebrate with us. Membership NEVER is required to attend a performance.